High School Sports

The Class AA state champion Buford High School Lady Jackets softball team will be honored during a special ceremony at halftime of the Buford vs. Parkwood football game at Jackets Stadium tonight.
The Lady Jackets, who finished 24-5 last spring, will be presented their state championship rings at halftime of the football game.
Buford defeated Dillon, the Class AA Lower State champion, to take the best-of-three series, 2-1 on May 20.

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land High School senior wide receiver Ryan Albino is getting his kicks with his hands.
Albino, a 6-1, 175-pounder in his third season with the Warriors’ football team, is making the most of his senior campaign.
To date, Albino is IL’s top receiver with 11 catches for 135 yards, 12.2 yards a catch, and a touchdown with no drops.
Albino’s biggest catch came in the Warriors’ 41-35 overtime home win over county rival Buford High on Aug. 26.

The Buford High School volleyball team stayed unbeaten in Region IV-AA play with a 3-0 win over Chesterfield on Tuesday. The Lady Jackets downed the Lady Rams, 25-15, 25-6 and 25-19.
Buford hosted North Central on Thursday in a battle of unbeaten region teams.
North Central defeated Cheraw in its last match, winning 25-11, 25-14 and 25-11.
AJ girls win
The Andrew Jackson Lady Volunteers posted a pair of volleyball wins in recent Region IV-AA action.

The Lancaster High School cross country teams opened their seasons with a fast start in a meet on Aug. 30.
“This year we have our largest team ever with over 35 total runners,” LHS coach Josh Pauling said. “It is exciting to see them participating and putting in the hard work to improve and be competitive in a new region this year.”
The LHS girls topped the field with 59 points.
The Lady Bruins were paced by Sydney Cauthen, 7, 25:15; Heather McCain, 8, 26:23; Sara Ava Shrum, 13, 27:46; Veronica Kail, 14, 27:48; Devan Moore, 17, 28:30.

Lancaster, bidding to go 3-0, is the lone county team on the road this week.
The Bruins, ranked ninth in the latest Class AAAA state football poll, will venture to Chester High School to face the 2-1 Cyclones.
Three other Lancaster County teams will be at home.
Buford gets a visit from nearby foe Parkwood of Union County, N.C., a short trip down 522. PHS is 3-0 after a 27-17 home win over Piedmont on Monday night.

FORT MILL – Two Lancaster County high school football players – Lancaster High’s Ant Foster and Indian Land’s Dillon Howie – were among the winners at the Tri-County Coaches Association meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Towne Tavern in Fort Mill.
Foster was named the Division I Offensive Player of the Week for his effort in the Bruins’ 16-14 comeback win over Fort Mill High School at Memorial Stadium on Thursday night.

The Lancaster High School Bruins’ swim team moved its pool mark to 2-1 with a home win over White Knoll High of Lexington on Thursday.
Lancaster, with its second straight win, rolled to a 217-90 victory over the WKHS Timberwolves.
LHS swimmers Makenzy Mills and Samuel Page each had two firsts. Braydon Powers, Lauren Spencer, Luis Bravo, Taylor Teague, Andres Cuella, Mallory McDow, Alaina Houghtaling and Jacques Caravaca each had a win.Meet results

BLACKSBURG – Coming off an emotional, dramatic overtime win against rival Buford last week, the Indian Land Warriors traveled to a difficult place to play, Blacksburg.
The Wildcats were hungry for their first win after a tough 24-22 loss to sixth-ranked Lewisville last Friday night.
In the end it was Blacksburg’s stout defense and big plays that were the difference in the Wildcats getting their first win, 20-0.
Indian Land had two scoring chances in the first half.

RICHBURG – Buford traveled to Richburg to face the undefeated Lewisville Lions Thursday night, instead of the regular-scheduled Friday night game because of the approaching tropical storm Hermine.
The No. 6 Lions outlasted the upset-minded Yellow Jackets 36-20 to push their record to 3-0. It's Lewisville’s first 3-0 start since the 2000 season.
Both teams moved the ball well, Lewisville on the ground and Buford through the air. The Lions and Jackets combined for a total of 772 yards of offense.

Jacob Cato’s first-ever field goal will have a lasting place in his highlight memory bank.
Cato’s 25-yarder with 12.7 seconds to play lifted ninth-ranked Lancaster High School to an exciting 16-14 win over Class AAAAA foe Fort Mill High School at Memorial Stadium on Thursday night.
The game was played Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled, with the expected impact of heavy rain from Hurricane Hermine over the weekend.
The sky was dark in the early stages and as the night wore on, it became gloomier for the Bruins.